Jay Watamaniuk @JayWatamaniuk
Iteration on character stuff today. Feedback given without customary stinging backhand from @BioMaryKirby #secretIP
Awww, man. Did I forget the backhand? I knew I was missing something...
I love that Mary Kirby says she "occasionally brews coffee from the tears of fans," on her twitter page. She must be the official writer of feels.
Jay Watamaniuk @JayWatamaniuk
Iteration on character stuff today. Feedback given without customary stinging backhand from @BioMaryKirby #secretIP
Awww, man. Did I forget the backhand? I knew I was missing something...
If the backhand isn't instinctive, then you're doing it wrong. 
Golly I love these Twitter updates.... but does anyone else ever wonder if he is pulling our chain to get us worked up? Is he really on the #SecretIP? XD
Probably, but sometimes I feel like they are preparing to pull the rug from under me.
PS: I really wish I worked with them. Sounds like so much fun. XD
They have their own dedicated ice cream fridge!
Today we have not one, but three mini reviews for SecretIp! It's super exciting stuff! #gamedev #lookatallthethings
Today we have not one, but three mini reviews for SecretIp! It's super exciting stuff! #gamedev #lookatallthethings
I wonder if these mini reviews are 3 different things, or by 3 different reviewers? Like, character reviews, combat reviews, art reviews?
They have their own dedicated ice cream fridge!
And liquor cabinet, I believe.
If we could just know the genre that would go a long way.
And liquor cabinet, I believe.
"Cabinet"? I've always gotten the impression they've squirreled away liquor in any and every available nook and cranny... I think BioWare Edmonton alone keeps several scotch distilleries in the black. 
Ikr? They got it under their desk. In the heel of their shoes....
They may even get it for their game developer Barbie dolls.
Checking the thread for news and............ the secret IP is still named "secret IP" ... Poor little upcoming game, it seriously needs a real name.
I remember I was so hype because it would possibly be released during 2017, now I have serious doubts about it. 2017 is faaar too soon ~
Checking the thread for news and............ the secret IP is still named "secret IP" ... Poor little upcoming game, it seriously needs a real name.
I remember I was so hype because it would possibly be released during 2017, now I have serious doubts about it. 2017 is faaar too soon ~
With ME:A taking a more Bethesda/Apple approach to marketing, they may hold off saying anything officially until a few months before launch. Then just a short, intense marketing campaign with a virtually feature complete game and it's in your hands before you know it.
That said, they're still talking about developing characters so... 2017? Yeah, feels a bit ambitious now.
See, I can buy that type of marketing campaign for the anticipated sequel of an established franchise, but I would think a new property altogether needs a bit more buildup.With ME:A taking a more Bethesda/Apple approach to marketing, they may hold off saying anything officially until a few months before launch. Then just a short, intense marketing campaign with a virtually feature complete game and it's in your hands before you know it.
That said, they're still talking about developing characters so... 2017? Yeah, feels a bit ambitious now.
Checking the thread for news and............ the secret IP is still named "secret IP" ... Poor little upcoming game, it seriously needs a real name.
I remember I was so hype because it would possibly be released during 2017, now I have serious doubts about it. 2017 is faaar too soon ~
See, I can buy that type of marketing campaign for the anticipated sequel of an established franchise, but I would think a new property altogether needs a bit more buildup.
I think that's because we've been conditioned to expect long run-ups to game releases.
I'm willing to bet BioWare could reveal a brand new franchise one month before release, and it would be all the marketing time they'd need. Interviews already lined up, gameplay videos done, magazine covers ready, and NDA'd journalists already having hands-on time with it. If you wanted to generate some pre-reveal hype, have something like, "BIOWARE TO ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW RPG ON...." with countdown timers, etc. so everyone tunes in on "The Day".
The moment a AAA developer like BioWare announces a new game, it's front page news on every gaming site. They'd be tripping over themselves to post every scrap of information they could get on it for those 30 days. And more, it's not as though everything suddenly stops the day of release. There's all the gamer reviews/let's plays that come in, word of mouth, and so on.
If they left it to 1 month to go it'd probably leak before they could announce it, though. By that time they'd have had to spread it around too far for it to be a viable secret. Even if they weren't going around with the name on their shirts.
Agreed, preventing leaks is no small challenge. Testers breaking NDAs, leaked online surveys (though with the last 2 being leaked, I wonder if they'd even risk a Strike 3) or someone finding semi-hidden Dev videos... no question it's an uphill challenge. Though clearly, your best bet is simply to hide it in plain sight if you can wear a shirt with the name of your new game on it without anyone so much as batting an eyelash.
They need to get away from 'online surveys' to people they have no clue about.
To be honest one large failing of the changes over the years with BioWare is the on line presence and community as a resource.
They would get a heck of a lot more reasonable non sugar coated and more secure feedback by identifying members of the the community that have shown logical input over the years.
They need to get away from 'online surveys' to people they have no clue about.
To be honest one large failing of the changes over the years with BioWare is the on line presence and community as a resource.
They would get a heck of a lot more reasonable non sugar coated and more secure feedback by identifying members of the the community that have shown logical input over the years.
There's no reason to think that 'online surveys' are their only source of community feedback.
There's no reason to think that 'online surveys' are their only source of community feedback.
Which makes my point, the last two games we have seen big leaks from on line surveys so they simply shouldn't have them unless the people are very carefully vetted.
Ben Gelinas @bengelinas
They fixed up the @bioware bike room and this is on the wall.
Spoiler
I swear the New IP we're making at BioWare is probably the boldest and most ambitious game I've worked on. #Terrifying #ByeByeSleep
Notice the two symbols that we haven't seen before. The 3 triangles and something next to the EA symbol.
That which is next to the EA Symbol is a MAKO.
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